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Reference, Digitization, Leadership, RDA, Customer Service, and Social Media

 These are just a few of the topics in these CE opportunities coming up this summer. Enjoy!

• CORE 2: Subject Area Mini-courses, an Infopeople Online course. Mini-courses begin every Tuesday and current subjects are: Business resources and job hunting; consumer information; legal resources; medical information; genealogy; poems, songs, and quotations; and homework help. Cost = $50*, register here!
• Reference Through Social Media: Developing Standards, Guidelines, and Policies, an ALA Editiosn online course. Scheduled to begin June 3 and continue for three weeks. Cost = $175*, register here!
• LibraryBox: Portable Private Digital Distribution, a FREE Infopeople webinar. SCheduled for June 4 at 2 p.m. Central Time. No advance registration required, simply visit this link on the date of the event to join.
• Library Leadership and the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (r), a LLAMA webinar. Scheduled for June 5 at 1:30 p.m. Central Time. Cost = $49 - $59*, register here!
• Summertime and the Listening is Easy, a FREE Booklist webinar. Scheduled for June 11 at 1 p.m. Central Time. Register here!
• Increase Your Library's Value in the Community by Amping Up Teen Services, a YALSA and LLAMA webinar. Scheduled for June 12 at 1:30 p.m. Central Time. Cost = $49 - $59*, register here!
• Introducing RDA, an ALA Editions workshop. Scheduled for June 13 at 1:30 p.m. Central Time. Cost = $60*, register here!
• New Kids on the Block, a FREE Booklist webinar. Scheduled for June 18 at 1 p.m. Central Time. Register here!
• Publishing at the Public Library: Become a Community Publishing Portal, a; FREE PLA webinar. Scheduled for June 18 at 1 p.m. Central Time. Register here!
• Infographics: Telling the Library Story, an Infopeople Online course. Scheduled for June 18 - July 15. Cost = $150*, register here!
• Handy  Tech Tools for Library Outreach, an ALA TechSource Workshop. Scheduled for June 19 at 1:30 p.m. Central Time. Cost = $50*, register here!
• How to Delivery Great Customer Service, an ALA Editions workshop. Scheduled for June 20 at 1:30 p.m. Central Time. Cost = $50*, register here!
• All Work is Team Work, an Infopeople Online course. Scheduled for June 25 - July 22. Cost = $150*, register here!
• Social Media Basics: Engaging Your Library Users, an ALA Editions Onlien course. Scheduled to begin July 1 and continue for 4 weeks. Cost = $175*, register here!
• Rethinking Reference Collections, an Infopeople Online course. Scheduled for July 9 - August 5. Cost = $150*, register here!
• LinkedIn for Librarians, an ALA Editions workshop. Scheduled for July 11 and July 18 at 1:30 p.m. Central Time. Cost = $55*, register here!
• Facebook in the Library: Enhancing Services & Engaging Users, an ALA TechSource workshop. Scheduled for July 17 at 1:30 p.m. Central Time. Cost = $50*, register here!
• Using Twitter for Marketing and Outreach, an ALA Editions workshop. Scheduled for August 8 at 1:30 p.m. Central Time. Cost = $55*, register here!

* SCLS Member public libraries may use CE Grant funds to attend.

Know More: May 31, 2013

Originally presented on May 31, 2013 with Leah Fritsche, Deerfield Public Library, Shawn Brommer, SCLS, and Jean Anderson, SCLS presenting.

May's topic: LibraryThing & Goodreads

Join us for brief, lively programs in which SCLS and area librarians discuss current topics, trends, and of course, books. These 30-minute programs are designed around the letter E: to educate, energize, engage, enlighten and exicte you. Each month's program will feature a different topic.

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Reference, Adult Programming, Broadband, Technology, Readers' Advisory and Much More

 Here are this week's upcoming webinars and courses. Enjoy!

• CORE Reference Fundamentals, an Infopeople Online course. Scheduled for May 14 - June 24. Cost = $150*, register here!
• Street Smart: Urban Fiction in Public Libraries, a PLA webinar. Scheduled for May 15 at 1 p.m. Central Time. Cost = $28 - $35*, register here!
• Planning an Adult Program on a Budget: Creative Library Program Solutions, a FREE Infopeople webinar. Scheduled for May 15 at 2 p.m Central Time. No advance registration required, simply visit this link on the day of the event to join.
• Leading & Communicating Change, a LLAMA webinar. Scheduled for May 20 from 1:30 - 3 p.m. Central Time. Cost = $49-$59*, register here!
• Staying on Top of Technology Trends, an Infopeople Online course. Scheduled for May 21 - June 17. Cost = $150*, register here!
• Broadband Adoption Toolkit, a FREE WebJunction webinar. Scheduled for May 22 at noon Central Time. Register here!
• Veterans and Public Libraries: What Every Librarian Should Know, a FREE Infopeople webinar. Scheduled for May 23 at 2 p.m. Central Time. No advance registration required, simply visit this link on the day of the event to join.
• June Online Courses from GSLIS
  • Author-Librarians: Using Your Work Experience to Inform Your Writing for Children & Young Adults
  • Business Research 101: Sources & Strategies
  • Managing the One-Person Library
  • Please Take This Survey! An Introduction to Survey Design
  • Reaching Reluctant Readers
  • Successfully Building Relationships on Twitter, YouTube, Pinterest, & Facebook
  • Teen Lit Boot Camp: Historical Fiction
  • Writing for Publication
  • All courses run June 1 - June 30 and cost $250*.
• Amp Up Your Technology Training, a FREE WebJunction webinar. Scheduled for June 4 at 1 p.m. Central Time. Register here!
• LibraryBox: Portable Private Digital Distribution, a FREE Infopeople webinar. Scheduled for June 4 at 2 p.m. Central Time. No advance registration required, simply visit this link on the day of the event to join.
• Readers' Advisory for Children, Tweens, and Teens, an Infopeople Online course. Scheduled for June 4 - July 1. Cost = $150*, register here!
• Library Leadership & the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (r), a LLAMA webinar. Scheduled for June 5 at 1:30 p.m. Central Time. Cost = $49-$59*, register here!
• The Accessible Website: If You Build it, Everyone Can Come, a FREE Infopeople webinar. Scheduled for June 6 at 2 p.m. Central Time. No advance registration required, simply visit this link on the day of the event to join.
• Community Led Library Service Development, a FREE Infopeople webinar. Scheduled for June 12 at 2 p.m Central Time. No advance registration required, simply visit this link on the day of the event to join.
• Support Patron Learning in Small Spaces with Small Budgets, a FREE WebJunction webinar. Scheduled for June 12 at 1 p.m. Central Time. Register here!
• Infographics: Telling the Library Story, an Infopeople Online course. Scheduled for June 18 - July 15. Cost = $150*, register here!
• Handy Tech Tools for Library Outreach, an ALA TechSource workshop. Scheduled for June 19 at 1:30 p.m. Central Time. Cost = $55*, register here!
• How to Deliver Great Library Customer Service, an ALA Editions workshop. Scheduled for June 20 at 1:30 p.m. Central Time. Cost = $50*, register here!
• Social Media Basics: Engaging Your Library Users, an ALA Editions online course. Scheduled to begin July 1 and continue for 4 weeks. Cost = $175*, register here!
• LinkedIn for Librarians, an ALA Editions workshop. Scheduled for July 11 and 18 at 1:30 p.m. Central Time. Cost = $55*, register here!
• Facebook in the LIbrary: Enhancing Services and Engaging Users, an ALA Editions workshop. Scheduled for July 17 at 1:30 p.m. Central Time. Cost = $50*, register here!
• Results are What Matters: Management Tools & Techniques to Improve Library Services, 2013 PLA Bootcamp. August 6-10 at the Nashville (Tenn.) Public Library. Application deadline is June 14. Cost = $795 - $995* plus travel and hotel.

* SCLS Member public libraries may use CE Grant funds to attend.

Challenging Situations, DIY Patrons, Technology Trends, Reference & More

 Here are this week's Continuing Education opportunities. Enjoy!

• Rethinking Library Instruction: Libraries as Social Learning Centers, an ALA Editions Online course. Scheduled to begin May 6 and continue for four weeks. Cost = $175*, register here!
• Handling Challenging Situations, What Do I Do Now? Part 1 or 2, a FREE Infopeople webinar. Scheduled for May 14 at 2 p.m Central Time. No advance registration required. Simply visit this link at the date and time of the program to attend.
• Handling Challenging Situations, What Do I Do Now? Part 2 of 2, a FREE Infopeople webinar. Scheduled for May 21 at 2 p.m. Central Time. No advance registration required. Simply visit this link at the date and time of the program to attend.
• Dazzling Debuts: Hot New Names in Fiction, a FREE Booklist webinar. Scheduled for May 14 at 1 p.m. Central Time. Register here!
• Serving the DIY Patron: Library Instruction at the Point of Need, an ALA Editions workshop. Scheduled for May 16 at 1:30 p.m. Central Time. Cost = $60*, register here!
• Staying on Top of Technology Trends, an Infopeople Online course. Scheduled for May 21 - June 17. Cost = $150*, register here!
• Reference Through Social Media: Developing Standards, Guidelines, and Policies, an ALA Editions Online course. Scheduled to begin June 3 and continue for three weeks. Cost = $175*, register here!
• RDA: What You Need to Know, part of the Next Gen Cataloging Series, a UW SLIS Online course. Scheduled for June 10 - July 19. Cost = $225*, register here!
• Be Available! Explore Technology for Virtual Services, a UW SLIS Online course. Scheduled for June 10 - August 2. Cost = $265*, register here!
• How to Run Great Training Webinars for Librarians, an ALA TechSource workshop. Scheduled for June 12 at 1:30 p.m. Central Time. Cost = $55*, register here!
• Collecting Self-Published Authors at the Public Library, a UW SLIS Online course. Scheduled for June 17 - July 12. Cost = $95*, register here!
• Creating Effective Surveys, an Infopeople Online course. Scheduled for June 18 - July 25. Cost = $150*, register here!
• Introduction to Records Management, a UW SLIS Online course. Scheduled for June 24 - August 16. Cost = $265*, register here!
• Basics of Metadata, a UW SLIS Online course. Scheduled for July 1 - August 9. Cost = $225*, register here!
• Reading by the Lake: a Weekend of Book Discussions, a UW SLIS workshop. Scheduled for August 3 - 4 in Helen C. White Hall, UW Madison campus. Cost = $165*, register here!
• Don't Just Tell Me - Show Me: Using Pinterest and Tumblr in Libraries, a UW SLIS Online course. Scheduled for August 5 - 18. Cost = $45*, register here!

* SCLS Member public libraries may use CE Grant funds to attend.

Know More: April 26, 2013

Originally presented on April 26, 2013 with Kara Ripley, BadgerLink Training Librarian presenting.

April's topic: BadgerLink Resources

Join us for brief, lively programs in which SCLS and area librarians discuss current topics, trends, and, of course, books. These 30-minute programs are designed around the letter E: to educate, energize, engage, enlighten, and excite you. Each month's program will feature a different topic.

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